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US 6,143,549 AGranted
Fungal inoculum preparation
AssigneesThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, L.F. Lambert Spawn Co.
InventorsRichard T. Lamar, Domen Lestan, Christine E. Smith, Diane M. Dietrich
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Abstract
A fungal inoculum comprising a pelleted nutrient substrate coated with fungal propagules suspended in a hydrophilic material is disclosed.
Claims7
A method for propagating a fungus comprising the steps of
- a. preparing a fungal inoculum comprising a pelleted substrate coated with fungal propagules suspended in a hydrophilic material, wherein the pelleted substrate has a mechanical strength of at least 0.04 joules and comprises a structural component, a nutritive component but lacks a hydrogel;
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- b. placing the fungal inoculum in a growth medium, wherein fungal propagules are propagated.
A method for preparing a fungal inoculum comprising the step of coating a pelleted substrate with fungal propagules suspended in a hydrophilic material, wherein the substrate comprises a structural component and a nutritive component but lacks a hydrogel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.